Combined drawers and shirttail garter



May 16, 1950 R. J. TUCK COMBINED DRAWERS' AND SHIRT TAIL GARTER Filed July 15, 1.946

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Patented May 16,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMBINED DRAWERS AND SHIRTTAIL GARTER Ralph J. Tuck, Sparrows Point, Md. Application July 13, 1946, Serial Nmssasz'i 1 Claim. 1

This invention pertains to Clothing and more particularly to a device for cooperatively connecting a shirt and drawers together while on a user so the former will be held from creeping up to an unsightly and uncomfortable position.

Ordinarily the short drawers used as underwear, and the'conventional shirt or blouse covering the body of "a person, are worn at the same time, but not connected with each other. They are usually overlapped, with the shirt on top, and in surface contact with each other. In this situation the shirt has a tendency to, and frequently does, slip up on the body and outside the belt level of the trousers of the user in a bunched up manner. Since it can do this insidiously, it is apt to lead to appearance which the wearer considers embarrassing and objectionable. Efforts have been made to anticipate this condition by combining the short drawers and shirt into one garment. This however is not desirable either, for several reasons and does not appeal to the aesthetic senses of the average wearer.

In this invention, a device is provided that is made a part of the short drawers but is fastenable to a shirt used at the same time to keep it definitely positioned, and especially to prevent its creeping upwardly and at the same time not subject the shirt or drawers to such stresses as might induce them to become torn.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved short underwear drawers that will avoid one or more, of the disadvantages and limitations of the prior art.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved drawers that will serve as an underbody jock support.

A further object of the invention is to provide a new and improved drawers that can be cooperatively coupled to a shirt worn at the same time, so as to prevent undesirable creepings or movements of the shirt. In other words to have it attachable with the shirt so as to afford means for holding it in a neatly fitting manner on the user.

For a better understanding of this invention and for additional objects, reference is made to the appended drawings and the following description included together wherein a particular form of the invention is disclosed, by way of example,

to illustrate its principles and functions; while the scope and spirit of the invention is particularly pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the drawings in which:

Figure 1 indicates a front view of a, short drawers for underwear use embodying this inven- Figure 3 is a sectional view through the fas-' tener looking at its side elevation along lines 3 3 ofFigure 2, and

Figure 4 is a front View of Figure 3, with parts broken away to show its construction.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the drawings.

The structure of the invention in the drawings consists of the pair of short drawers ID of con- Ventional form, but has in addition reinforcing straps H of elastic webbing running from the hip to the crotch portions and apexedly looped at the sides as shown in Figure 2. The Webbing is sewed into the fabric material out of which the drawers are made, as shown at i I and its apexed loop portions l2 are brought over rounded upper saddles [3 of a harness M; on each side. The harness in addition to the saddles I3 is composed of a fabric elastic sleeve webbing 30 supported on an internal skeleton E5 of bent wire in doubled form having its end portions I6 formed with double bifurcating saddle loops ll having straight middle joining pieces [8 that makes the saddles in which the webbing 30 rides. The harness H is long enough to suit the drawers, reaching down each side. Each sleeve 38 encompasses its skeleton and has a fastener button i9, preferably of rubber secured at the middle of the outside portion thereof. The button projects outwardly and is adapted to form a holder for a linked fastener 2| or clip of the shape indicated, when the latter is looped across same with a piece of the fabric 20 of the shirt in between. The fasteners 21 are flexibly attached to the harness with suflicient cord 22 to prevent it from being detached from the drawers and at the same time long enough to loop under the shirt and hold taut at suitable points. The saddle ends l8 are removably attached to the drawers legs by fabric pockets 23 sewed thereon. The fabric pockets are preferably formed of layers of semi-stiff cloth sewn together to form a pocket, with a space therein for receiving and holding the harness is therein. The pockets are then sewn to the drawers in any conventional manner. The drawings indicate the general use of the device without further description. However it may be noted that the drawers are held securel under the crotch due to the reinforcement of the straps l I and that the stress on the shirt is transmitted thereto. There is sufficient flexibility to allow sufiicient movement of the drawers and shirt without inducing tearing. At the same time the clothing mentioned is kept in neat form, prevented from wrinkling, and particularly avoids creeping. The effect is soothing on the user because the anxiety usually arising as to the condition of these articles is eliminated in a positive and definite manner. The device is compact in form, does not subject the wearer to any inconvenience or possible injury, and does not involve any cost that would be objectionable. It is also usable as a jock strap.

For laundry purposes the harness and wire skeleton are snapped out of the saddles l3 and with the fasteners and cord are removed from the drawers and replaced when needed. The saddles I3 are aflixed to the drawers and remain thereon.

While but one general form of the invention is shown in the drawings and described in the specifications, it is not desired to limit this application for patent to this particular form or in any other way otherwise than limited by the scope thereof, as it is appreciated that other forms of construction could be made that would use the same principles and come within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention; what is claimed is:

A combined drawers and shirt tail garter comprising in combination a pair of drawers of conventional structure having reinforcing seams with flexible straps secured thereto and running from the upper outside hip portion of the drawers to the lower side crotch portion of same, pockets spaced apart and attached to said drawers, skeleton members removably positioned in said pockets, sleeve members slidably positioned on said skeletons, clip members attached to said skeletons said sleeves being provided with buttons positioned on the outside faces for enabling said clips to be attached thereto in conjunction with the securing of the shirt to the drawers to prevent its creeping upwardly.

RALPH J. TUCK.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 959,611 Rosen May 31, 1910 969,083 Zelman Aug. 30, 1910 1,313,215 Caudle Aug. 12, 1919 1,508,648 Crown Sept. 16, 1924 1.861.959 Greenberg June 7, 1932 

